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Scaling impact through inclusion! 📈 Meet the #BigIdeasChallenge finalists reimagining the health workforce and scaling speech therapy. Congrats: 👏 Confidence with SJ 👏 Featherstone/Spectrum 👏 IMAS/Nifty 👏 Key Engineering 👏 Kids Speech Labs #UKSPF #WestYorkshire buff.ly/Yfxd2E9.

Mental health innovation is booming! 🚀 From VR to AI companions, our Mayor's #bigideaschallenge finalists are building a safety net for West Yorkshire. 🛡️ Shoutout: @BodyImageCoach @MAGI @MindBodyGoals | Harmonai | HEROES | Safe Space Labs | UKind Therapy #UKSPF #WestYorkshire buff.ly/Yfxd2E9.

The future of specialist care is equitable & tailored. 🤝 Our #BigIdeasChallenge finalists are using AI & 3D tech to break barriers for older adults & chronic care. Spotlight: ⭐ Humant Group ⭐ JGME Consulting ⭐ KayHector Consulting ⭐ Third Age Therapeutics #UKSPF #WestYorkshire buff.ly/Yfxd2E9.

Big ideas are bringing care closer to home! 🏥 From pharmacy tech to remote surgery prep, our Mayor's #bigideaschallenge finalists are making healthcare local and fairer for all: ✨ Antidote Medical ✨ Asclepius MedTech ✨ Health Innovation Ventures #UKSPF #WestYorkshire buff.ly/Yfxd2E9.

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Over a decade ago, a finalist in our #DynamicDemandChallenge went on to become @krakentech_ now reshaping how energy systems operate at scale. Proof that challenge prizes back ideas early and help breakthrough innovation grow. 👀 Read more: buff.ly/RhYoTUi

Season's greetings from all of us at Challenge Works 🎄✨ Thank you to everyone who's supported our challenges this year – 2025 has been so exciting, with radical innovation across global health, climate response, cities & societies, and technology frontiers. Happy holidays – we'll see you in 2026!

What does it take to build healthier, fairer communities in West Yorkshire? Judge of the Mayor’s #bigideaschallenge, Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris shares her thoughts in our latest blog: buff.ly/bW01QZo #westyorkshireinnovation @WestYorkshireCA

Cognitive diversity and community voices are key to tackling health inequalities in West Yorkshire – read our Q&A with a judge of the Mayor’s #bigideaschallenge, Sarah Bowes: buff.ly/gsNxN9W #westyorkshireinnovation #UKSPF @WestYorkshireCA

📣 Excited to share that Kathy Nothstine, Director of Cities & Societies, will be delivering a keynote at the @IWAhq #WaterDevelopmentCongress in Bangkok this week, exploring how challenge prizes spark new ideas and breakthrough solutions for today’s toughest water and sanitation problems. 🌍💧 buff.ly/EEccDhT

Excited that @Challenge_Works have one of the projects in the first cohort of successful applicants to the UKRI Metascience research grants - do get in touch if you have any innovation problems that could benefit from a prize and support this research! challengeworks.org/news/the-innov…

ICYMI - Last week the winner of the @biztradegovuk #SmartDataChallengePrize was announced! Moverly and the Open Property Data Association was crowned the winner for their game-changing solution to tackle property fall-throughs. More here: smartdata.challenges.org/news/moverlys-…

What an inspiring evening at the Royal Society! Last night we announced the @biztradegovuk #SmartDataChallengePrize winner after hearing incredible pitches from all 10 finalists. Congratulations again to Moverly and the Open Property Data Association: smartdata.challenges.org/news/moverlys-…

Shout out to the @biztradegovuk #SmartDataChallengePrize runners-up, Nigel by Beyond Encryption & Open Transport! 👏 And well done to all 10 finalists.We're excited to see how you continue to develop your solutions! Learn about the teams: smartdata.challenges.org/sd-finalists/

Congratulations to Moverly and the Open Property Data Association, winners of the @biztradegovuk #SmartDataChallengePrize! 🏆Their game-changing #SmartData solution empowers consumers to control their property data & make moving home easier: smartdata.challenges.org/news/moverlys-…

📣 Tomorrow evening, the winner of the @biztradegovuk #SmartDataChallengePrize will be announced! We're celebrating 10 incredible teams who have built solutions to transform services for UK consumers. Good luck to all our finalists! Stay tuned for the announcement: smartdata.challenges.org

🚰 @Ofwat’s £25m Water Efficiency Lab launches today – calling on innovators, tech companies, research teams, non-profits and more to help build a more sustainable, resilient water system! Entry open now: buff.ly/EPjX1jh #WEL1 #WaterInnovation

Welcome to Tom Adeyoola as a judge for the West Yorkshire Mayor’s #BigIdeasChallenge. Tom brings 25+ years’ experience in the UK innovation ecosystem and we’re thrilled to have him onboard. This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. #WestYorkshireInnovation #HealthEquality #UKSPF @WestYorkshireCA @WYBizSkills @MayorOfWY @NexusLeeds @innovateUK

⌛Standard registration for #alsmndsymp closes on Tuesday! ⌛ Join us at the largest annual conference dedicated to #ALS/#MND to network with the community and discuss the latest research! 🌍 San Diego, USA and Virtual 📆 5-7 December 2025 Register today to beat the price rise: symposium.mndassociation.org/register